Anthony!":1lp9aebf said:
Bobblehead":1lp9aebf said:
Anthony!":1lp9aebf said:
well, first no one is saying don't run at all, just use the pass to set up the run and pass more than run.
"For our defenses sake" why you don't think that having an offense that can score a lot helps them. We held the ball for 29:38 almost a whole half throwing it most of the time, so its not about them being on the field too much. So why for our defenses sake. I would think scoring and moving the ball is better than 3 and outs which is what we get when we try to be a run-first team.
Just remember too many teams.. Colts and Patriots come to mind.. fast strike, last team to score wins.
I want our team to be Run oriented.. ball controlling, time controlling and Russ only passes for no more than 250 yards..
Besides, if teams are just trading points, whats the point in putting all the money into a defense that's going to be ineffective cause their gasping all the time? I think we want the offense on the field for time consuming drives, not necessarily a lot of drives.
just because we pass more doe snot mean it will be a trading scores thing. I mean look the week before against the giants we threw for over 300 yards but won by 17. Look at the Indy game we threw for 295 but won by 28. Just because we throw more does not mean were in the last score wins. I mean that is up to our defense but we don't have to be. If you look at all the games were we threw for 295 or more which were 4 games, only 1 game did our offense not hold the ball for 29 minutes or more(30 is half) and in that game, it was over 27 minutes so only 5 minutes different. So the defense has not been getting burned out when we pass a lot. In fact, the only game where we did not hold the ball a lot was Gb the rest we were all 27 or more. Now not all of this is on the offense either if the defense cant get off the file that also plays a part in the time of possession. However, as I pointed out passing more does not mean the Defense is on the field longer.
Your talking about two of the worst teams in the league..
Good teams don't get desperate if they know they can get the ball back quickly, they will get desperate if they realize the Hawks offense is on another long time consuming drive and they don't know when they will get the ball back, which forces them to pass the ball desperately, into the Hawks strength.. deep balls(well generally). Look, if the Hawks need fast points, they can still go that route, but it's not the norm I'm looking for.
As far as passing more? I remember that if Russ threw for more the 250 yards, we probably lost that game.. of course we had a runner back then. No, I think it's a crap shoot if were run and gun against a decent team.. We did it with Texas, but hell their pass defense is just awful.